Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
In 3-4 years, I am moving from Louisiana to Pennsylvania. I am also likely going to a place without a yard and limited space for bonsai. The plan is starting to have a strong sense of urgency. So here are some candidate bonsai that will come with me.
1. Two live oaks. They are in grow boxes now. I feel confident about getting them into pots in 3 years.
2. One ilex vomitoria and one ilex crenata. No problem with getting them into pots.
3. Three Bald cypress (tough selection since I have two dozen in development - I see a fire sale for pre-bonsai before I move)
4. One contorted camellia that Mellow Mullet gave me. This one may be tough since it grows slowly but it is such a gorgeous species.
5. Two tamarindus indica. I will have to push growth on these since they will have to grow quick and get their fruiting capability before I cut them back and put them in pots. Developing them for fruits in bonsai pots take a very long time. In the ground tamarindus indica can have fruit in 5 years. In bonsai pot from the beginning, you are looking at 10+ years
6. One Guava. I will get it in pot and it will have fruit. The only challenge is leaf reduction.
7. Three JBPs. These are all babies now. I don't know if they will be ready to be in pot in 3 years
8. One bougainvillea. I think I can get this one in bonsai pot in 3 years.
9. Two wisterias. I don't know if they will be big enough to look good in bonsai pot.
10. One Shantung maple. I give up on JM in Louisiana. I will start new in PA.
11. One or two Indian hawthorn. These should be no problem as shohin.
12. One delonix regia. This one will be a Omono for sure. I hope I get flower by then.
13. One rainbow eucalyptus. This one will be Omono or Chumono. I have to have the trunk big enough to show colors.
All in all less than 25 trees. About half will be Omono or Chumono, the rest will be Shohin size.
With those limits in mind, there is less and less interest in propagation. There is a feeling of a push to get all the growth in before moving them all out of grow boxes and into pots. Next spring is a big growth target year.
1. Two live oaks. They are in grow boxes now. I feel confident about getting them into pots in 3 years.
2. One ilex vomitoria and one ilex crenata. No problem with getting them into pots.
3. Three Bald cypress (tough selection since I have two dozen in development - I see a fire sale for pre-bonsai before I move)
4. One contorted camellia that Mellow Mullet gave me. This one may be tough since it grows slowly but it is such a gorgeous species.
5. Two tamarindus indica. I will have to push growth on these since they will have to grow quick and get their fruiting capability before I cut them back and put them in pots. Developing them for fruits in bonsai pots take a very long time. In the ground tamarindus indica can have fruit in 5 years. In bonsai pot from the beginning, you are looking at 10+ years
6. One Guava. I will get it in pot and it will have fruit. The only challenge is leaf reduction.
7. Three JBPs. These are all babies now. I don't know if they will be ready to be in pot in 3 years
8. One bougainvillea. I think I can get this one in bonsai pot in 3 years.
9. Two wisterias. I don't know if they will be big enough to look good in bonsai pot.
10. One Shantung maple. I give up on JM in Louisiana. I will start new in PA.
11. One or two Indian hawthorn. These should be no problem as shohin.
12. One delonix regia. This one will be a Omono for sure. I hope I get flower by then.
13. One rainbow eucalyptus. This one will be Omono or Chumono. I have to have the trunk big enough to show colors.
All in all less than 25 trees. About half will be Omono or Chumono, the rest will be Shohin size.
With those limits in mind, there is less and less interest in propagation. There is a feeling of a push to get all the growth in before moving them all out of grow boxes and into pots. Next spring is a big growth target year.
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